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Source: Postcard.

Source: Postcard

Wien, Österreich (Wien) - Stephansdom, Chororgel
Municipal: Wien
Address: Stephansplatz 3, 1010, Wien 1
Website: http://www.st.stephan.at/
http://www.stephanskirche.at/

Description nr.: 2000952.

Built by: Johann Marcellinus Kauffmann (1952)
Demolished (1991)


  • In 1952 the Kauffmann firm placed an organ in the choir of St. Stephen's Cathedral. The organ had electropneumatic action. The wind chests were cone chests, with all pedal registers derived from manual registers. Eight years later, the main organ on the west side was completed.
  • In 1991 a new large organ was placed in the choir by the company Rieger. Kauffmann's old organ has been demolished.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Manual I5
- Manual II5
- Pedal8 (0)
Total number of stops18 (10)
Key actionElectropneumatic
Stop actionElectropneumatic
Windchest(s)Cone chests

Specification
Manual I: Prinzipal 8', Spitzflöte 8', Fugara 8', Prinzipal 4', Mixtur IV fach.
Manual II: Gedeckt 8', Salicional 8', Nachthorn 4', Prinzipal 2', Terzian II fach.
Pedal: Prinzipalbaß 16', Subbaß 16', Quintbaß 10 2/3', Oktavbaß 8', Gedecktbaß 8', Quintbaß 5 1/3', Oktavbaß 4', Pommer 4'.
Couplers: Manual I - Manual II, Pedal - Manual I, Pedal - Manual II, Manual I - Manual II 16', Manual I - Manual II 4', Manual I - Manual I 4', Manual II - Manual II 4'.

Literature Het aankomende nieuwe Rieger-orgel (Herfst 1991 voltooid) in de St. Stephansdom te Wenen / Willem van Twillert. - In: De Orgelvriend, jrg. 32 nr. 7/8, juli/augustus 1990.